Case study:Restoration of Rusenski Lom River near Ivanovo
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Project overview
| Status | Complete |
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| Project web site | |
| Themes | Hydromorphology |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Main contact forename | Ivan |
| Main contact surname | Hristov |
| Main contact user ID | |
| Contact organisation | WWF Danube Carpathian programme Bulgaria |
| Contact organisation web site | http://www.wwf.bg |
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Catchment
| River basin district | Danube |
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| River basin | Rusenski Lom River |
Subcatchment
| River name | Rusenski Lom |
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| Area category | |
| Area (km2) | |
| Maximum altitude category | Less than 100 m |
| Maximum altitude (m) | |
| Dominant geology | Calcareous |
| Ecoregion | Pontic Province |
| Dominant land cover | Intensive agriculture (arable) |
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Site
| Name | Protected area "Lomovete" |
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| WFD water body codes | BG1RL120R013 |
| WFD (national) typology | BGTR2 |
| WFD water body name | |
| Pre-project morphology | Embanked |
| Reference morphology | Sinuous |
| Desired post project morphology | |
| Heavily modified water body | true |
| National/international site designation | EU - Special Protected Area |
| Local/regional site designations | |
| Protected species present | |
| Invasive species present | |
| Species of interest | |
| Dominant hydrology | Artificially regulated |
| Dominant substrate | Sand |
| River corridor land use | Intensive agriculture (arable) |
| Average bankfull channel width category | more than 50 m |
| Average bankfull channel width (m) | |
| Average bankfull channel depth category | 2 - 5 m |
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Project background
| Reach length directly affected (m) | |
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| Project started | 2008/03/01 |
| Works started | 2008/09/01 |
| Works completed | 2009/03/01 |
| Project completed | |
| Total cost category | 10 - 50 k€ |
| Total cost (k€) | |
| Benefit to cost ratio | |
| Funding sources | WWF Germany, DBU |
Cost for project phases
| Phase | cost category | cost exact (k€) | Lead organisation | Contact forename | Contact surname |
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| Investigation and design | 1 - 10 k€ | ||||
| Stakeholder engagement and communication | 1 - 10 k€ | ||||
| Works and works supervision | 1 - 10 k€ | ||||
| Post-project management and maintenance | Less than 1 k€ | ||||
| Monitoring | Less than 1 k€ |
Reasons for river restoration
| Mitigation of a pressure | Flood risk management, Flood defence |
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| Hydromorphology | Width & depth variation |
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| Physico-chemical | |
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Measures
Structural measures
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| Bank/bed modifications | |
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Monitoring
Hydromorphological quality elements
| Element | When monitored | Type of monitoring | Control site used | Result | ||
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| Before measures | After measures | Qualitative | Quantitative | |||
| Structure & condition of riparian/ lake shore zones | Inconclusive | |||||
Biological quality elements
| Element | When monitored | Type of monitoring | Control site used | Result | ||
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| Before measures | After measures | Qualitative | Quantitative | |||
| Fish: Species composition | Inconclusive | |||||
Physico-chemical quality elements
| Element | When monitored | Type of monitoring | Control site used | Result | ||
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Any other monitoring, e.g. social, economic
| Element | When monitored | Type of monitoring | Control site used | Result | ||
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